Santa Ana, Solomon Islands

String Bands are popular throughout Melanesia, but this one add something special. The band in Santa Ana uses old washed-up rubber sandals to strike varying lengths of PVC pipe for a sound that resonates through the village. Flutes accompany the hollow bass notes.

Photo by Roy Mangersnes

Photo by Roy Mangersnes

Photo by Roy Mangersnes

Photo by Raul Touzon

Photo by Raul Touzon

Later on, dark and light figures stormed into the village and staged a battle of historic proportions.